This Bateke/Tsaye door/shutter shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.
Photographs © Hamill Gallery
BATEKE / TSAYE
DOOR / SHUTTER 1
27.25" high x 18" wide x 2.5" deep
Congo
$600
SOLD
This door / shutter features a flat, round, abstracted mask for which the Bateke/Tsaye are famous. The masks are enhanced with symbols of Tsaye beliefs. Used in rituals of Kidumu, the male association, the masks express their social and religious values.
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